FM Preview: Heart of Midlothian v Dundee 30 Jan 2013

Dundee face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Dee will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 73 and win only 22 of the 122 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle was earlier this season, with Dundee inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Jambo's in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season

Date

Team

Result

Team

Comp

2012/2013

Sat 03 Nov

Dundee

1 - 0

Hearts

Scottish Premier

2012/2013

Sun 02 Sep

Hearts

0-1

Dundee

Scottish Premier

2004/2005

Sat 22 Jan

Dundee

1 - 1

Hearts

Scottish Premier

2004/2005

Sat 30 Oct

Hearts

3 - 0

Dundee

Scottish Premier

2004/2005

Sat 07 Aug

Dundee

0 - 1

Hearts

Scottish Premier

2003/2004

Sat 27 Mar

Hearts

3 - 1

Dundee

Scottish Premier

2003/2004

Tue 06 Jan

Dundee

1 - 2

Hearts

Scottish Premier

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Heart of Midlothian have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Dundee have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Dee have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Heart of Midlothian see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 26 points from their 22 games played so far,

Dundee find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 14 points.

Current overall team form

Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

P

Heart of Midlothian

6

1

3

2

6

9

6

Dundee

6

0

2

4

3

11

2

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Jambo's, as the Dee have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team

Sequences

Heart of Midlothian

Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.Not won in the 4 most recent games.

Dundee

Not won in previous 4 away matches.Drawn each of the last 2 games.No win in the 8 most recent games.

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